Commercial SATCOM (COMSATCOM) Integration

Commercial Satellite Communication (COMSATCOM) Integration falls under the United States Space Force's (USSF) Research, Development, Test & Evaluation budget activity. The program aims to develop, prototype, and demonstrate capabilities that fully leverage COMSATCOM as part of the Department of Defense's (DoD) SATCOM enterprise. This includes rapidly prototyping and delivering Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C) integration tools and mission applications enabling warfighters to operate responsive and resilient SATCOM as a single enterprise. Additionally, the program will stand up COMSATCOM business and customer management tools, finalizing the migration from Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) systems to USSF systems. The program also focuses on developing enhanced COMSATCOM acquisition capabilities to transform how DoD acquires, accesses, and deploys COMSATCOM capabilities.

Furthermore, the program aims to establish a partnership with the Luxembourg Ministry of Defense (MoD) to explore, prototype, and integrate an international commercial SATCOM service into the DoD SATCOM enterprise. This partnership will demonstrate the ability to jointly procure communication capacity services that result in a higher return on US DoD SATCOM investment and potentially lead to future international partnering opportunities. The program also emphasizes speed and agility in responding to emerging adversary threats by transforming space acquisition to an enterprise approach, maximizing innovation and resiliency while leveraging international, commercial, and mission partnerships.

In summary, Program PE 1206445SF is focused on developing an enterprise approach for leveraging COMSATCOM capabilities within the DoD's SATCOM enterprise. It aims to improve affordability, purchasing power, and mission assurance while responding with speed and agility to emerging adversary threats through innovation and resiliency. Additionally, it seeks to establish international partnerships for joint procurement of communication capacity services to drive cost savings and enhance US DoD SATCOM investment returns.